Reticulated Silver Pendant

Reticulated Silver Pendant

The fun thing about reticulated silver is that, when creating the reticulation, you never know exactly what the results will be. The finished product is to an extent, chance.

The ripples on the surface of the pendant are like earth’s topography — it looks like mountains and rivers and valleys from far above the earth.

This is a hollow form pendant. The necklace runs through the piece. It’s about 2 1/2 inches long, about a half inch wide, and about 1/4 inch deep. Entirely hand-crafted and signed on the back.

Matagi Sorensen is a Yavapai-Apache jewelry designer, silversmith, and printmaker. He has a degree in metalsmithing from Northern Arizona University. His work is inspired by the natural world, industrial decay, and yoga. Based in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the Verde Valley, his work can be found throughout Arizona, the United States, Europe and at his online shop matagifineart.com.